I would have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it at that time．A．was raining B．would rain C．had rained D．had been raining 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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I would have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it at that time．

A．was raining B．would rain C．had rained D．had been raining

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试题分析：句意：要不是昨晚这个时候一直下雨，我可能已经去参加你的生日聚会了。I would have attended your birthday party last night表过去本可以做某事，实际上没做，是虚拟语气，而the fact后面是同位语从句，说明事实的内容，不能用虚拟语气，所以用一般过去式，选A。

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